Simkot Rural Municipality

Simkot (Nepali: सिमकोट गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Humla District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1][2][3]

For headquarters of Humla District, see Simikot.
Simkot
सिमकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Simkot village
Simkot village
Simkot is located in Nepal
Simkot
Simkot
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°58′18″N 81°49′15″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictHumla
Wards8
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr.Padam Bahadur Lama (NC)
 • Vice-chairpersonMr.Wali Rawat -Independent
Area
 • Total785.89 km2 (303.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,557
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
HeadquarterSimikot
Websitesimkotmun.gov.np

The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarters of the rural municipality is situated at Simikot.

Simikot airport is one and only airport of Humla, located on Simikot. Simkot serves as the gateway to Mansarobar/ Kailash pilgrimage.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 80.0% of the population in Simkot Rural Municipality spoke Nepali, 18.7% Tamang, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Sign language, 0.2% Maithili and 0.1% Doteli as their first language; 0.4% spoke other languages.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.5% were Chhetri, 25.1% Thakuri, 19.1% Tamang, 9.9% Kami, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Hill Brahmin, 0.8% Byasi/Sauka, 0.5% Magar and 1.1% others.

In terms of religion, 80.2% were Hindu, 19.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.[4]

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण (Details of local levels)". www.mofald.gov.np/en. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. "Simkot Rural Municipality in Nepal". CITY POPULATION. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. NepalMap Demographics



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